Post by garageland on Jan 17, 2014 13:37:51 GMT -5

"Hopscotch Music Festival, recently called "America's (Secretly) Best Festival" and "the premiere experimental and underground festival in America," is celebrating its 5th Anniversary this September, 4-6. Featuring more than 160 bands over 3 days in downtown Raleigh, Hopscotch is increasingly recognized for adventurous lineups, incredible performances, and a fan-friendly atmosphere. From a large outdoor main stage in Raleigh City Plaza to intimate club shows, the festival offers music in almost every genre imaginable—rock, hip-hop, metal, folk, drone, electronic, etc.—and its schedule highlights this diversity each year.

Post by garageland on Feb 19, 2014 8:41:59 GMT -5

Presale: A limited number of VIP and 3-Day wristbands will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 27. These wristbands are the same price as regularly priced wristbands in 2013—VIP is $180 and 3-Day is $125. We’ll send a code to all email newsletter recipients on Thursday morning; the code can be used to buy these wristbands (limit 4 per purchase) until they’re gone. NOTE: We’ve set aside the same amount of wristbands for the 2014 pre-sale as we did in the 2013—25% of the total wristbands are available in the pre-sale.

March 1st @ 10am: Regularly priced VIP ($205) and 3-Day ($150) wristbands are on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 1.

Post by Dave Maynar on Mar 10, 2014 18:05:48 GMT -5

What are the odds Slint is on this lineup? Bought my VIP pass the other day. I'm a Hopscotch virgin but really think this festival is perfect for me.

I don't know. They are playing Primavera this year as well, but Forecastle is the only US date announced so far which is surprisingly but not surprising since they are from Louisville. I will say that Hopscotch would be pretty high up (if not the top) of my list of US festivals that would go after them.

Post by smoothaseggs on Mar 10, 2014 18:10:02 GMT -5

What are the odds Slint is on this lineup? Bought my VIP pass the other day. I'm a Hopscotch virgin but really think this festival is perfect for me.

I don't know. They are playing Primavera this year as well, but Forecastle is the only US date announced so far which is surprisingly but not surprising since they are from Louisville. I will say that Hopscotch would be pretty high up (if not the top) of my list of US festivals that would go after them.

That is my thought process as well. Gonna be some gems on this lineup nonetheless.

Post by Dave Maynar on Mar 10, 2014 18:16:00 GMT -5

I don't know. They are playing Primavera this year as well, but Forecastle is the only US date announced so far which is surprisingly but not surprising since they are from Louisville. I will say that Hopscotch would be pretty high up (if not the top) of my list of US festivals that would go after them.

That is my thought process as well. Gonna be some gems on this lineup nonetheless.

The blessing and the curse of the schedule I learned last year was that they structure it to where bands don't go for long but they play at a ton of venues. Even with them ditching the big venue for this year, there will be numerous acts going at the same time, so you will be into at least one act that is playing at any given time. The downside is that you will probably be into multiple bands that are playing at any given time.

Post by smoothaseggs on Mar 10, 2014 18:22:18 GMT -5

That is my thought process as well. Gonna be some gems on this lineup nonetheless.

The blessing and the curse of the schedule I learned last year was that they structure it to where bands don't go for long but they play at a ton of venues. Even with them ditching the big venue for this year, there will be numerous acts going at the same time, so you will be into at least one act that is playing at any given time. The downside is that you will probably be into multiple bands that are playing at any given time.

I've been in love with this festival for a few years now. The scheduling conflicts will definitely be a problem but I usually am into at least 80% of the bands they book so it won't be a problem to be in bliss.